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tailor's ham

tailor's ham noun: a tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when pressing curved areas of clothing.

Noun

tailor's ham (plural tailors' hams)

  1. A tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when pressing curved areas of clothing.

Synonyms of tailor's ham

Forms of tailor's ham

pluraltailors' hams

Origin of tailor's ham

Due to its shape resembling a joint of meat.

Questions about tailor's ham

What does tailor's ham mean?
Tailor's ham means a tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when pressing curved areas of clothing.
What part of speech is tailor's ham?
Tailor's ham is a noun.
What is the plural of tailor's ham?
The plural of tailor's ham is tailors' hams.

Words near tailor's ham in the dictionary

  1. tailor's
  2. tailor's chalk
  3. tailor's chalks
  4. tailor's dummy
  5. tailor's goose
  6. tailor's ham
  7. tailor's muscle
  8. tailor-fashion
  9. tailor-made
  10. tailor-mades
  11. tailor-make

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